steeple

noun
🔊/ˈstiːpl/
🔊/ˈstiːpl/
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  1. a tall pointed tower on the roof of a church, often with a spire on it(教堂的)尖塔Topics Religion and festivalsc2, Buildingsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySteeple is used after these nouns:
    • church
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    Word OriginOld English stēpel, of Germanic origin; related to the adjective steep.